CO129-552-9 Regulations concerning landing armed men from foreign warships 24-1-1935 - 17-6-1935 — Page 15

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anchorage in Kowloon Bay is concerned, practically if not

wholly a dead letter, foreign men-of-war (except small ships

belonging to Chinese Naval units, which have certain special

rights under the terms of the lease of the New Territories)

being berthed in the British Naval anchorages, presumably under directions issued by the Commodore-in-Charge, Hong Kong.

If therefore Your Excellency considers that further action for

the control of foreign men-of-war is called for, the first

step would seem to be to put the appointed anchorage in Kowloon

Bay to practical use. Alternatively if that is undesirable

the appointment of that anchorage should be cancelled or limited

to ships for which no accommodation can be found in the British

naval anchorages. In the former case a regulation could be

substituted requiring foreign men-of-war to apply to the

Commodore for a berth in one of the British naval anchorages

which are defined elsewhere in Table M.

3.

As regards prior notification of arrival the

Japanese Consular Authorities have always been most punctilious

in reporting to the Colonial Government the intended arrivals

of H.I.J.M.S. "Saga". These reports can, if Your Excellency

desires, be forwarded to the Commodore-in-Charge for information

but I venture to suggest that if this vessel makes use of her

visits to conduct espionage within the waters of the Colony

the reported dates of arrival will be adjusted so as to

permit these operations to be conducted without conflict of

date.

4.

It is requested that the Memorandum No.500 M